I’ve never liked the idea of just having an office in a college somewhere and teaching classes and going to the library and doing research all day. I’ve never wanted that. The glamorous life is the life that appeals to me.
BEN STEINThe American system is the most successful in the world because it harmonizes best with the aims and longings of human personality while allowing the best protection to other personalities.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child’s tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It’s not funny and it’s not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn’t the least bit funny.
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Darwinism is still very much alive, utterly dominating biology. Despite the fact that no one has ever been able to prove the creation of a single distinct species by Darwinist means, Darwinism dominates the academy and the media.
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It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
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As to a media personality, well that just happened in large measure because people found me amusing, and I did lots and lots of T.V. news interview shows.
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You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot
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And there hasn’t been much progress in Darwinism since [the life of Darwin].
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Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
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Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.
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Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.
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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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We are not supposed to be all equal. Let’s just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough.
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It is so great to sleep in safe, glorious, beautiful America. I just cannot get over it.
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I am back in LA now. And I keep thinking back to my time in New York after the bombings…. I was crying so much I could not see, and the other diners joined in, and I thought, What do you do with such atheistic evil?
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I am scared of running out of money.
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